Vespa dybowskii

Black hornet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Vespa
Species:	V. dybowskii
Binomial name
	Vespa dybowskii; André, 1884

Last updated February 01, 2026

Vespa dybowskii, also known as the black hornet^{[ citation needed ]} or Dybowski's hornet,^{[ citation needed ]} is a species of hornet found in East and Southeast Asia.^[1]

References

↑ Martin, Stephen J.; Takahashi, Junichi; Ono, Masato; Drijfhout, Falko P. (2008). "Is the social parasite Vespa dybowskii using chemical transparency to get her eggs accepted?". Journal of Insect Physiology. 54 (4): 700–707. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.01.010 . Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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[Martin2008-1] Martin, Stephen J.; Takahashi, Junichi; Ono, Masato; Drijfhout, Falko P. (2008). "Is the social parasite Vespa dybowskii using chemical transparency to get her eggs accepted?". Journal of Insect Physiology. 54 (4): 700–707. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.01.010 . Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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